Work crews put the finishing touches on getting the southbound lane of Campbell Avenue patched back up after extending a sewer line. The lanes are now reopened.

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A section of South Campbell Avenue near Plainview Road that had been closed this morning has been reopened.

A city construction crew ran into delays while extending a sewer line overnight. City spokeswoman Cora Scott said workers ran into an unforeseen section of bedrock while digging a trench across the southbound lanes of Campbell. Scott said earlier core testing had not shown bedrock that shallow.

As a result, the southbound lanes of Campbell remained closed during the morning rush hour. ...